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January 23, 2022
Former Michigan football player Jon Vaughn said a $490 million settlement is not enough to remedy sex abuse endured by…
December 18, 2021
Dozens of men’s and women's basketball games have been canceled or postponed this season due to COVID-19 protocols.
December 11, 2021
The racial gap in graduation rates for this year’s college football bowl teams has shrunk thanks to gains by Black…
October 17, 2021
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was among those hit by debris thrown by fans angry at a controversial referee…
September 4, 2021
Michigan State named football alumnus and deputy athletic director Alan Haller as its 20th AD, the second Black man to…
June 13, 2021
A new College Football Playoff could triple the number of teams involved, producing three times as much money for conferences…
Nina King, Duke x theGrio
May 22, 2021
Nina King, who takes over as Duke’s athletics director later this year, will become only the third Black woman AD…
March 1, 2021
Emails revealed alumni and others have said they would no longer donate if the University of Texas decides to separate…
Boise State v UCLA
February 12, 2021
UCLA gymnast Margzetta Frazier stunned in a floor routine to the tune of "Nasty" earning recognition from Janet Jackson herself.
February 6, 2021
The move was made to help mitigate the risks of COVID-19. No decision has been made yet on whether fans…
John Thompson Jesse Washington Georgetown thegrio.com
January 8, 2021
Journalist Jesse Washington talks about working with legendary coach John Thompson on his autobiography 'I Came As a Shadow.'
December 26, 2020
The Blue Devils is the first Power Five team to drop out after starting this season. The men’s basketball team…
December 20, 2020
The annual sporting event scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1 is relocating to…
November 14, 2020
Thirteen former players filed a lawsuit alleging his clients suffered racial discrimination under longtime coach Kirk Ferentz.
Parents of Big Ten Football Players Protest Conference Decision to Postpone Football Season
September 3, 2020
35% of college athletes who have COVID-19 have also tested positive for myocarditis which concerns college medical staff.
May 3, 2020
With college campuses shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis, the NCAA is hoping to resume college sports this fall.…
curtis symonds thegrio
October 28, 2019
Curtis Symonds, CEO of HBCU Network, wants to provide Black student athletes at HBCUs with a national platform to get…
NCAA
September 30, 2019
Defying the NCAA, California's governor signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money…
Barack Obama theGrio.com
February 28, 2018
After the NCAA scandal that broke this week everyone is weighing in—including President Barack Obama. An avid basketball ball player, Barack Obama
basketball thegrio.com
February 24, 2018
[griojw id=”gR9ErPPy” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] On Friday morning Yahoo Sports delivered a bombshell report on a federal investigation into NCAA players who had been